GERD Symptoms

If you have heartburn twice a week or more, you may have GERD.
Heartburn is the most common symptom, but you may also experience:

Hoarseness or sore throat

Frequent swallowing

Asthma or asthma-like symptoms

Sleep disruption (unable to sleep lying down)

Bloating

Excessive clearing of throat

Persistent cough

Burning in the mouth or throat

Intolerance of certain foods

Dental erosions or therapy-resistant gum disease or inflammation

Normally, after swallowing, a valve between the esophagus and stomach
opens to allow food to pass, and then it closes to prevent stomach
contents from "refluxing" back into the esophagus. For people who suffer
from GERD, the valve is dysfunctional and unable to prevent acid from
refluxing into the esophagus.